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cardio and weight loss?
I've asked this before, but this time, I have good news. My tummy is getting smaller (yay!). But am I really on the right track.
Here is my work out. (I only have a "fat" tummy) the rest of my is ok, except my arms are a bit fattish.
I do cycling 15 min
I do cross training 10 mins
rowing 10 mins
I have started weights but wonder if more reps and lighter weights better as my top body is big naturally. And I am scared my arms look bigger!
Or must I do heavier weights with less reps?
am I on the right track? any answers apprec thanks thanks thanks! :)
35 Answers
- FitnessGeniusLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
Its great that you're starting to get into weights. Resistance exercise is fabulous for helping to burn body fat.
You definitely want to use lighter weights and do more reps.
Using heavier weight will make you stronger, but will usually also help to build bulkier muscle - which you obviously don't want.
As for your cardio, what you do now isn't bad, but I'd recommend some interval training.
Its basically short periods of intensity mixed with short periods of rest. What this does is essentially smack your metabolism in the face to wake it up and force it to burn fat. Here's a perfect example that worked for me:
1 minute - jog (warm up)
30 seconds - sprint
30 seconds - jog
30 seconds - sprint
30 seconds - jog
30 seconds - sprint
30 seconds - jog
30 seconds - sprint
1 minute - jog (cool down)
This entire workout lasts less than 6 minutes but will absolutely kick your butt. When you sprint, go 100% full speed. At the end, you can jog for longer if you'd like until your heart rate calms down a little.
Do this everyday for a week and I will bet you anything you'll notice a difference.
Hope that helps!
:-)
- villacisLv 45 years ago
Both - you will have to purpose to be doing two-three periods of weights a week (approximately forty minutes every time) and a couple of-three periods of aerobic (approximately forty five minutes to a million hour for medium depth) and best approximately 20 minutes for prime depth. I have a private instructor and do weights three occasions per week and I'm particularly firming up. You DO NOT construct unpleasant muscle until you're lifting very heavy weights a few occasions per week and taking dietary supplements (and ordinarily steroids on most sensible). Women don't seem to be constructed to clearly develop colossal muscular tissues (my private instructor used to be an excessively positive weight lifter up till a couple of years in the past and she or he advised me that as quickly as she stopped doing weights for a few hours an afternoon and taking all the dietary supplements her muscular tissues went directly again to natural) You can not construct colossal muscular tissues via doing gentle reps three occasions per week however boy are you able to realize the change in tone! Added competencies is that while you then do aerobic you're burning extra fats than if you don't raise weights.
- Harriet The SpyLv 61 decade ago
Yes - you are on the right track - more reps at a lighter weight will not bulk up your muscles - it will lean them out. also, Cardio like stationary biking and spinning is a great way to lean out your muscles - change it up! have fun!
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